TY - BOOK AU - LIEBER Kier AU - PRESS Daryl G TI - The rise of U.S. nuclear primacy PY - 2006/// KW - NUCLEAR WEAPONS KW - GRAND STRATEGY N2 - After forty years the era of mutually assured destruction (MAD), during which relations among the major nuclear powers were shaped by their common vulnerability, is coming to an end. Instead the USA is gaining a primary role as its arsenal grows while Russia's decays and China's inventory remains small. This article considers the implications of the changing balance ER -